joy: meaning and words from its letters
3 letters · 13 letter points · starts with J · ends with Y
Meaning of joy
noun
- countable, uncountable
A feeling of extreme happiness or cheerfulness, especially related to the acquisition or expectation of something good.
Example: a child's joy on Christmas morning
- countable, uncountable
Anything that causes such a feeling.
Example: the joys and demands of parenthood
- countable, uncountable
Luck or success; a positive outcome.
- countable, obsolete, uncountable
The sign or exhibition of joy; gaiety; merriment; festivity.
Listed forms: joys.
Source: Wiktionary — joy.
intj
- dated, often, sarcastic
Expressing appreciation and happiness.
Source: Wiktionary — joy.
verb
- intransitive
To feel joy, to rejoice.
- archaic, transitive
To enjoy.
- obsolete, transitive
To give joy to; to congratulate.
- obsolete, transitive
To gladden; to make joyful; to exhilarate.
Listed forms: joys, joying, joyed.
Source: Wiktionary — joy.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for joy.
noun
the emotion of great happiness
noun
something or someone that provides a source of happiness
verb
feel happiness or joy
verb
make glad or happy
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is joy in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of joy
J(8) + O(1) + Y(4) = 13 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of joy
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from joy
3 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in joy. Showing up to 24, longest first.